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idolized brother! can you see your
Mamie now & know the heart-
rending anguish she endures? oh!
take me to thyself & fold me to
our heart in one long eternal
embrace. Your comforting words,
dear friend, yet linger in
memory & I will try to meditate
only on his happiness, but how
hard! for my heart yearns for
his presence, until the longing
hath become a torturing pain &
alas! how very long his absence
will be: how will you console
me, through all the long, dark
interval? you see I consider
your promise still binding &
shall anticipate the pleasure
of frequent letters from you:
to know that you shared his